Football Recap: Hondo Skates Past Cole with Ease

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Previous 3 Games

10/10/25 - Home	49-21 W
10/11/24 - Away	13-48 L
11/09/23 - Home	35-30 W

Hondo lost to Cole back in October of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Owls blew past the Cougars 49-21. The Owls pushed the score to 49-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.

Hondo was led to victory by Kolten Alvarez and Andrew Tapia. Alvarez threw for 122 yards and three touchdowns, while Tapia rushed for 136 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries. Those 136 rushing yards gave Tapia a new career-high.

Hondo's run defense was locked in: Cole could only muster 2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Anthony Knight for the heroic effort on defense: he. Hondo didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.1.

Hondo's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cole, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Hondo will challenge rival Lytle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Alvarez and Weston Jackson. Meanwhile, Cole is set to face off against their familiar foe Jourdanton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.